SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After winning three matches last season, North Dakota State has made a case for themselves that they belong in the top of the standings as they are 4-2-2 through the final week of non-league play. They have two more non-league matches to remain near the top of the standings as they will hit the road and face Idaho on Friday and Montana on Sunday.
Oral Roberts is also having themselves quite the season as they are 4-2 and finished with six wins last season. They will look to pick up a big-time win when they visit the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa on Sunday.
South Dakota State kicks off week five by hosting Air Force followed by Omaha facing off against host Iowa State.
TEAM TRACKER
PIONEERS (3-3-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @DU_WSoccer
Next Up: at Colorado (9/17; 1 p.m. MT)
Previous Matches: at San José State (T, 1-1), at Colorado State (W, 2-1)
Denver picked up four key points on the road in a 1-1 draw at San José State and a clutch 2-1 win at Colorado State ... Against the Rams, midfielder Sami Feller scored twice including the game winner in the 90th minute ... She opened the match with a goal in the fifth minute and has now scored two goals in a single match six times in her career ... Against the Spartans, Ella Frost connected on a penalty kick in the 86th minute to tie the match.
ROOS (0-6-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @KCRoosWSoccer
Next Up: vs. Chicago State (9/16; 7 p.m. CT), vs. Colorado State (9/18; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Kansas (L, 3-0), at Missouri State (L, 1-0)
The Roos fell twice on the road last week to Kansas and Missouri State ... Kansas City took a scoreless tie into the second half against the Jayhawks but could not emerge with a result ... The Roos’ lone goal they gave up against the Bears was a penalty kick as Kansas City put up six shots on goal but were unable to get past the MSU keeper ... Kansas City will close out its non-league tilt with a pair of home matches against Chicago State and Colorado State.
FIGHTING HAWKS (2-4-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @UNDSoccer
Next Up: at Mississippi Valley State (9/16; 6 p.m. CT), at Arkansas - Pine Bluff (9/18; 11 a.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Eastern Washington (L, 1-0), at Portland State (T, 0-0)
After a 1-0 loss at Eastern Washington, the Fighting Hawks snapped its three-match losing streak and kept Portland State scoreless to result in a scoreless draw ... UND goalkeeper Madi Livingston garnered her third shutout of the season and ended the match with seven saves ... North Dakota posted six shots and one corner kick as Paula Moreno Diaz registered a team-high two shots on goal.
BISON (4-2-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @NDSUSoccer
Next Up: at Idaho (9/16; 8 p.m. CT), at Montana (9/18; 11:30 a.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Green Bay (W, 1-0), vs. Drake (W, 1-0)
NDSU recorded back-to-back shutouts for the second time this season and the first time that both matches resulted in victories with 1-0 home wins against Green Bay and Drake ... Olivia Watson scored her second goal of the season in the 73rd minute to break the deadlock against the Phoenix... Lavin Douglass scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute on a corner kick against the Bulldogs ... The Bison defense allowed just seven total shots on goal over 180 minutes.
MAVERICKS (1-4-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @OmahaWSOC
Next Up: at Iowa State (9/15; 6 p.m. CT), vs. Air Force (9/18; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Minnesota (L, 2-0)
Omaha played its third straight match on the road and surrendered two first half goals to Minnesota ... Freshman goalkeeper Emma Konsmo made six saves in her first career start ... The trio of Cece Behrens, Emilie Erland and Grace Ostergaard continue to lead Omaha with two points apiece with each of them earning a goal this season ... The Mavericks close a four-match road trip this week against Iowa State followed by their final non-league match against Air Force.
GOLDEN EAGLES (4-3-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @ORUWSoccer
Next Up: vs. Mid-American Christian (9/15; 7 p.m. CT), at Tulsa (9/18; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff (W, 2-0), vs. Oklahoma (L, 5-2)
ORU came out with a 2-0 home triumph over Arkansas - Pine Bluff in its second of a four-game home stand ... The Golden Eagles scored both goals in the first seven minutes of play ... The first goal came within 20 seconds to kick off the match by Mia Kitterman, who received the assist from Jordan Grigsby ... Julia Thasaphong tacked on the second goal of the season five minutes after Kitterman’s ... Louisia Ramsauer notched five saves and now has five shutouts thus far.
TOMMIES (3-2-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @UST_WomenSoccer
Next Up: at Wyoming (9/17; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Marquette (L, 2-1)
St. Thomas fell 2-1 to Marquette to drop to 3-2-1 on the season ... Sophomore midfielder Camryn Rintoul opened the scoring by drilling a long shot into the top left corner in the 47th minute for a 1-0 lead ... The Golden Eagles, who defeated the Tommies 3-0 last season in Milwaukee, answered with goals in the 61st and 68th minutes to capture the win ... The Tommies have been leading or tied in the second half of all six matches thus far this season.
COYOTES (1-5-3; 0-0-0 SL) | @SDCoyotesSoccer
Next Up: at South Dakota State (9/24; 6 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Drake (T, 2-2); at Iowa State (T, 0-0)
South Dakota snapped its two-match losing streak with a pair of draws to close out its non-league tilt ... Against Drake, the Coyotes were able to take an early lead after cashing in their second shot of the match by way of Lexie Wood and tied the match at 2-2 in the 50th minute from Joana Zanin ... Goalkeeper Caroline Lewis played the full 90 minutes against Iowa State where she faced 22 shots and tied a season-high with six saves ... USD will have this week off before opening league play next Saturday at South Dakota State.
JACKRABBITS (4-0-3; 0-0-0 SL) | @GoJacksSoccer
Next Up: vs. Air Force (9/15; 6 p.m. CT), vs. Kansas State (9/18; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Creighton (T, 1-1)
In SDSU’s lone match last week, the Jackrabbits played a tightly contested 1-1 draw in Brookings ... After a scoreless 45 minutes, SDSU got on the board from a pass up field from Lauren Eckerle who found Kayla Anderson in the 51st minute ... The Jackrabbits remain undefeated with the draw and improved its unbeaten streak during regular season home matches to 35 ... Through four weeks of play, SDSU leads the league in assists per game (2.71), while the sister duo of Kaycee and Karlee Manding leads the league with four assists.
LEATHERNECKS (1-3-3; 0-0-0 SL) | @WIUWomensSoccer
Next Up: at Eastern Illinois (9/16; 3 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Northern Illinois (W, 3-0), vs. Illinois State (L, 2-1)
Western Illinois picked up its first win of the season with a 3-0 win over Northern Illinois and wasted no time scoring as Alex Bassen scored her first career goal in the second minute of play ... Her goal would set the stage in the second half, as Sydnee Sagal doubled the lead in the 57th minute ... All-League honoree Amy Andrews scored the third goal from 20 yards out and the Leathernecks finished the match with 17 total shots ... Andrews punched her fourth goal of the season against Illinois State and is now tied with three others for the top goal scorer in the league.
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